# Accident 19890924065872A: Cessna 172N, Ochopee, FL, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1063F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1063F-1990-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,726 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924065872A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF WING BY MAIN GEAR OF N80587. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP. N80587 CLAIMS UNAWARE OF IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N80587, Cessna 152: [Accident 19890924065871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924065871A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA253), Sep 24, 1989: Cessna 172N (N1063F), Ochopee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER WHILE MANEUVERING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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